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Holiday Fruitcake
updated: Dec 12, 2012, 9:50 AM
Fruitcake, I love it! Does anyone know where it is available in Santa Barbara, and reasonably priced? Thanks
so much. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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SBSURFERLIFE
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2012-12-12 09:57 AM |
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My mother in-law sends us one every year, yuck. I'll gladly forward you mine.
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COMMENT 353226
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2012-12-12 10:06 AM |
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Best Fruit Cakes can be found online at Collin's Street Bakery. They are located in Corsicana, Texas. Use the Google and you will find them. Amazing....
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COMMENT 353230
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2012-12-12 10:12 AM |
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"Fruitcake in the kitchen, Fruitcake on the street, walk naked through the crosswalk in the middle of the week..." Jimmy Buffet song called "Fruitcake"
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COMMENT 353231
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2012-12-12 10:14 AM |
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Costco
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COMMENT 353233
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2012-12-12 10:16 AM |
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I thought I remembered TJ's having them last year. I don't recall seeing them this year, but I also don't look for them. Honestly, enough people dislike them I'm sure you could get a few from friends if you put the word out. :)
I'd try Costco.
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ROB EGENOLF
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2012-12-12 10:19 AM |
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214 wins
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ROGER DODGER
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2012-12-12 10:29 AM |
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T.J.s has stollen for 3.50 each I bought several but ate them all..heeheeheehee
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GREG
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2012-12-12 11:32 AM |
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There's a fabulous fruitcake and it's free of calories. For years as a prank gift I buy an inflatable version at jokester websites online. As the fruitcake description states: "An Inflatable Fruitcake, you ask? Well, it's simple - nobody eats them anyways, an Inflatable fruitcake is reusable and re-giftable so it is better for the environment, it's non-toxic (unlike real fruit cakes), it is always fresh, it's cheaper to mail, and best of all - no crumbs! "
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COMMENT 353278P
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2012-12-12 11:38 AM |
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I too am a fruitcake fan. Your criteria are a problem though. Good fruitcakes are fairly expensive to make, so finding good _and_ reasonably priced is difficult. Making them yourself is the cheapest option, but even that is pricey (and time consuming).
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MTNDRIVER
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2012-12-12 04:45 PM |
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Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, where Thomas Merton lived, makes really good fruitcake. It's aged in Bourbon whiskey, so it keeps a long long time. They also make excellent cheese. https://www.gethsemanifarms.org/fruitcake.aspx
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PRINCESS10
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2012-12-12 07:41 PM |
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Fruitcakes are easy to make - just takes a bit of time and lots of money. I made three large ones and several small ones last weekend. Slipped a bit of Cointreau into the batter! I'd love to share my mother's recipe if you contact me at fuchsia10@cox.net
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COMMENT 353525P
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2012-12-12 10:41 PM |
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this must've been a doozy if the comments were totally deleted, not just nannied into their own corral. I knew fruitcake was controversial, but this takes the cake! I know OP doesn't want to make it and I respect that, but Alton Brown's recipe has won great praise and I know many people who have made and enjoyed it. Even some who were not so big on fruitcake. I hope someone finds this useful. Brown's recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/free-range-fruitcake-recipe/index.html If you want to go all out, here's the transcript of the Good Eats fruit cake episode:
http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/GEFP/index.htm
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COMMENT 353526P
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2012-12-12 10:50 PM |
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Maybe OP knows someone who bakes? & can buy some of the fruit and do some kind of barter with the baker?
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JEDHAT
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2012-12-13 07:35 AM |
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I have a few from years gone by somewhere. If I find them in my Holiday decorations box, I'll contact you through Edhat.
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ACF
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2012-12-13 09:21 AM |
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A friend used to give me one each year from a monastery in Big Sur. It was moist and dense and delicious (if you like fruitcake). You might be able to find it online.
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COMMENT 353598P
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2012-12-13 09:35 AM |
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Good one, ACF. Your post awoke a faint memory; I have heard of them before, New Camaldoli Hermitage.
Here's the site:
http://www.hermitagebigsur.com/fruitcake.asp
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AGENTSME
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2012-12-13 10:53 AM |
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World Market
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COMMENT 353852P
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2012-12-13 09:07 PM |
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Collin Street Bakery!
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